Impromptu

Lively Victorian roundelay focuses on the cigar-smoking, sexually aggressive noblewoman-turned novelist George Sand (Judy Davis) and her determined romantic pursuit of the gifted and sensitive composer Frederic Chopin (Hugh Grant). Lushly crafted historical speculation also stars Emma Thompson, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and Julian Sands. 108 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.